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10. Disposal
Old electrical devices as well as „historical“ old electrical devices from ecom instruments GmbH are
supplied for disposal at our expense and disposed of free of charge in accordance with European Directive
2002/96/EC and the German electrical law of 16/03/2005. The costs associated with returning devices to
ecom instruments GmbH are to be borne by the sender.
In accordance with Article 1, Section 18 and Article 2 of the Act revising the law of Waste-Related Product
Responsibility for Batteries and Accumulators (Gesetz zur Neuregelung der abfallrechtlichen Produktver-
antwortung für Batterien und Akkumulatoren) dated 25 June 2009, we are obligated to provide the following
information.
Your device contains an alkaline battery.
Depleted batteries should never be disposed of along with normal or household waste. Old batteries can
contain harmful substances that are hazardous to health and damaging to the environment. Please return
the batteries. Return is free of charge and required by law. Please only dispose of discharged batteries in
the designated containers.
Note: The battery used in this unit poses a fire hazard and can cause chemical injuries if it is used impro-
perly. Neither the battery nor the battery cells should be opened or disassembled and they should not be
burned or exposed to temperatures exceeding 100°C.
If the battery needs to be disposed of, it can be removed as described under point (8.7). The disposal regu-
lations specified above are also applicable for old devices.
All batteries can be recycled. Precious raw materials such as iron, zinc and nickel can therefore be reused.
The symbol
has the following meaning: Batteries and rechargeable batteries should not be disposed of
along with normal or household waste.
11. Cleaning, maintenance and storage
- Only use a suitable cloth or sponge to clean the unit.
Do not use any solvents or abrasive cleaning agents when cleaning.
- It is recommended that you have the functionality and accuracy of the unit inspected by the manufacturer
every two years.
- The battery should be removed from the unit during prolonged periods of storage.
- Do not allow storage temperatures to exceed or fall below the permitted range of –20 °C to +65 °C!
12. Warranty and liability
In accordance with our general terms and conditions ecom instruments GmbH provides a warranty for this
product for a period of two years regarding its function and material under the specified and permitted ope-
rating and maintenance conditions. This excludes all parts that are subject to wear and tear (e.g. batteries,
probes, calibration units, LEDs, etc.).
This warranty does not extend to products that are used improperly, have been modified, neglected, dama-
ged in accidents or exposed to abnormal operating conditions and inappropriate handling.
Any claims under the warranty can be invoked by returning the defective equipment to the manufacturer.
We reserve the right to repair, adjust or exchange the device.
The aforementioned warranty conditions are the sole and only right of the purchaser to compensation,
are exclusively valid and replace all other contract or legal warranty obligations. ecom instruments GmbH
assumes no liability for special, direct, indirect, accompanying or consequential damage as well as losses
including the loss of data, independent of whether it was caused by violation of the warranty obligation,
lawful or unlawful action, action in good faith or any other action.
